Vehicle headlight



Dec. 13, 1927.

w. E. ADAIR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT- Filed Jan.25. 1926 I N V EN TOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Dec. 13, 1 927. I

U I ED STA-I P T OF WILLIAM E. \ADAIR, OEMILW UKEE, WISCONSIN. l

ovnnrcrjn HEADLIGHT.

7 Application filed l'anu'ary 25.1926; Serial No. 83,514a

' This invention relates to improvements in I vehicle headlights, having. for anobject' to provide a novel and highly'advantageous and eihcientform of headlight or road lamp, especially adapted for 1 use "upon "motor drivenpvehicles, whereby'hght rays ma be projected forwardly and laterally of the' course of road being traversed by an equip ed vehicle, insuring proper illuminaa tion of such course'of road as wellfaseffectual illumination; of the-outer edge ofthe same, hence enabling the vehicle operator to accurately and properly steer the vehicle without'liability ofv those dangers involved with the leaving. of the road andalso, the positive avoidance of the pro ect1onof strong or dazzling and blinding light rays into the eyes of drivers of oppositely traveling or oncoming vehicles,- which, as may be well appreciated, oftentimes results in seriouscollisions. I

Another and equally important object of the inventionis to provide a road lamp of the character mentioned utilizing a novel form o'f casing' and reflecting means,-whereby the light rays emitted from the electric bulb therein will," in the course of'their-pro jection,-b'e reflected so as 'tio illumi nate that area immediately forward and laterally outward ,of' t-he equipped vehicle and at; the same tinie,shieldor divert" the same from the. eyes of operators ofoncoming or oppositely moving vehicles, usuallytraversing-the opposite side 'of the roadway, thus, preventing theirtemporaryfblinding asjwell'f as en abling the' equipp ed vehicle operator to-at all times have aclear view of that'jsideor edge of the road course being'traver'sed by him. 1

It is also an object of the invention to provide the lamp with means whereby the position of the electric bulb within it'rnay be conveniently adjusted with respect to the reflector means employed in order that the extent and formation of projeotion of light rays may be controlled by a user.

Other objects .of the-"nvention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter I .5 1; In order that "theinvention andiitsinode of operation may be'readily' understood by persons skilled in *the artgI have-,inthe accompanying illustrative drawings, and" in the detailed following. description based of the same, i

thereupon, set-floutone possible embodiment In'these'drawingsi Figure l is a fragmentary top plan view of one side" and forward portion'ofalmotor driven vehicle equipped with the improved headlight,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same,

- Figure-3 is an enlarged horizontal and able materialJand having a substantially I cylindrical and reduced rearward portion 2, the end of which is rounded as at 3 and provided with a coaxially disposed extend mg opening, while the forward portion of the casing is circularlyenlarged as indicated bythe numeral 4 and has a beak-like longitudinat extension reflector wall 5 as is clearly show'nin Figures 1 and'3; this beak-like eX- tensionbeing substantially semi-circular in cross section while the opposite side-of the enlarged portion 4:, is stopped materially'inwardly' of the same as "is also shown in Figure 3, thus providing a forwardly disposed opening of substantially oval configuration arranged at an angle oblique to' the longitudinal axis of the casing 1.

. A tubular or sleevelike element'6 is slidably received in the coaxially eiitending opening formed in the curved end portion 3 of the portion 2 of the lamp casing and is adaptedto be'secured in adjusted position with respect thereto through the medium of 'alocking screw 7 the outer end of the said tubular element 6 having a bushing 8 secured therein and provided with an opening,

the outerportion of the bushing being screw threaded whereby to receive at finishing and protective cap" 9, which, aswillbe noted, is turned into engagement. with the 'screw threaded portion of: said-I b'ushirigS and is formed with a coaxiallyualigned openingto permit of theintroduction of an electrical conductor 10- therethr'ough. This electrical conductor 10 extends into engagement with a suitable lamp connection or socket 11 while equipped vehicle.

sectionally circular beak-likefextension of the reflector 16 and by consequence, such light rays will assume that course as indicated by arrows in the Figure 4. The result will be that certain of the light rays'emitted from the source 12 will be'projected forwardly of the vehicle while others of the light rays will be reflected laterally thereof, hence, illuminating the forwardly and hat erally located preceding area of the By adjusting the angle of positioning of the lamp-casing l with respect to the forward portionof the vehic1e,' it will be appreciated that the light source 12 within the lamp casing may be positively shielded from the eyes .of opera modification as is Within the scope of my claim, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

1' claim Inallamp, a casing having a forwardly projecting open portion cut at an angle oblique to the longitudinal axis of the casing,

and having a reduced rearward portion having an aperture in its rear wall, and further tion, a second reflector encased by said forward portion conformably and frictionally engaging the wall of said forwardportion and having frictional engagement with the peripheryof said paraboloidal reflector and In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' vWILLIAM .E. ADAIR. 

